Senior Site Chemist in St Helens

Senior Site Chemist St, Helens, Merseyside £-Attractive salary plus benefits WasteRecruit have been retained by a leading environmental services provider to recruit a Senior Site Chemist. Based at the company’s oil/water treatment site and waste transfer station in the North West, your main duties will include: * Ensuring site permit and discharge consent conditions regarding waste inputs/outputs and treatment methods are adhered to. * Ensuring site H&S and environmental systems are adhered to. * Ensuring that all records are accurate and kept up to date. * Ensuring effective operation of a stock system for waste stored on site. * Ensuring effective operation of a system for the maintenance of the laboratory and plant equipment is in accordance with the manufacturer guidelines and relevant legislation. * Working closely with site operations/customer services and sales. * Maintaining and updating local plant and laboratory procedures. * Maintaining and updating plant and laboratory risk assessments. * Being “profit responsible” which may include keeping and providing information on waste treatment costs, operational costs etc. * Ensuring all equipment is calibrated as per company standards. * Ensuring housekeeping standards of laboratory and plant are kept to a high standard. * Supervising any allocated employees ensuring they perform their duties efficiently and effectively. Candidate requirements: * Educated to degree level in chemistry or related discipline. * Numerate and computer literate. * Good knowledge of H&S legislation including risk & COSSH Assessments. * Good knowledge of Environmental legislation including environmental auditing / monitoring of site processes. * Ideally possess relevant CoTC or working towards this qualification. * Working knowledge of waste industry. * Team player. * Good communication skills. There is the potential for this role to quickly transition into site management for the right candidate. Ref: J9402